Oklahoma, 1965

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 6, 1965

May 6, 1965 · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

6 tornado, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
5
Property damage
$550,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

6 tornado, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ellis

When
May 6, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.280, -99.780

Tornado, Kingfisher

When
May 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Kingfisher County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
36.070, -98.170

Tornado, Greer

When
May 6, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Greer County
Rating
F2
Path length
14.4 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.880, -99.720

Tornado, Harmon

When
May 6, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Harmon County
Rating
F2
Path length
16.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.750, -99.970

Tornado, Dewey

When
May 6, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Dewey County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
35.930, -98.700

Tornado, Blaine

When
May 6, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Blaine County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
36.020, -98.500

Tornado, Washington

When
May 6, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.800, -95.930

Hail, Blaine

When
May 6, 9:26 PM CST
Where
Blaine County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.080, -98.580

Hail, Kiowa

When
May 6, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -99.280

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10093085, 10093086, 10093087, 10093088, 10093089, 10093090, 10093091, 10093092, 10093093.